Hotel Chocolat is every chocoholics dream. From the moment you walk into the shop the beautiful…read moresmell of chocolate hits you - it's great! They have an amazing range of chocolate - boxes of choc, choc slabs, choc bars, drinking choc - you name it, they have it. This is the perfect shop to buy a gift or just to treat yourself. I guess it is more expensive than normal chocolate but it tastes so great that you will be willing to pay the extra. There website is great too which I have used a few times & each time the service has been 5*. They have a chocolate tasting club too (all details can be found on their website) which I would love to join one day. You really should visit Hotel Chocolat - it really is a lovely shop.

It pains me to give Hotel Chocolat only three stars, as I would so love it to be five. Back in the…read moredays when Hotel Chocolat came by mail order only, and then via the website, their chocolates were truly exceptional. The tasting club was a complete treat and the Christmas chocolates sublime. Sadly, the new ranges are something of a disappointment to me. I really don't like the chocolate slabs, despite trying different flavours in the hope I'll find my dream treat. I'm not keen on the big chocolate boxes. Some of the little chocolate collections are delicious, particularly the marzipan and nuts. The other half loves the caramel chocolate buttons and I still reckon the rum soaked sultanas are the closest things to chocolate perfection I can imagine. But overall, the range of chocolate is nowhere as fantastic as it used to be, perhaps because the other chocolatiers are catching up. The shop itself is dark and seductive, and there are often chocolates to try. The staff are friendly and helpful, and there is really nothing to dislike about the place. The cost is still expensive, but the relative cost of different items is sometimes inexplicable and does not seem to be related to the ingredients. I just wish they were as much ahead of the game now as they were five years ago.

I was searching for rhe Shrewsbury one, but after seeing this one pop up, I've probably spent the…read moremost time in this one since the telford store closed. It's a small frontage, but goes back quite far, with an especially good shelf full of the selectors I was given a voucher for here recently, so I really went to town! The staff are always polite, and charmingly helpful in this one, which is always good!

I love this shop, it's fairly expensive but the chocolate is really nice. There are so many…read moredifferent varieties you are sure to find some you like. They have small slabs of chocolate for about 2.50 whereas the bigger ones are about 11 Definately worth going to if you're looking for a present for a chocoholic but you'll probably come out with some for yourself too. They also do the greatest Easter eggs i've ever seen!

A great chain of chocolate sellers. Although it's a bit pricey the quality is well worth it and the…read morechocolate is always tasty. They have some inventive combinations and the little boxes of 6 are great, especially the boozy ones! Definitely worth a look if you're buying a present for a chocoholic, or just something to treat yourself! I've been to this particular branch a few times and each time they've been handing out free chocolate samples which is always a good thing too, though maybe I've just been lucky...

Chocolate chocolates and more sweet goodness that will leave you feeling sweet and quiet possibly…read moreon a sugar high! Coming here it was all for the chocolate and that right there was reason enough as soon as I walked up I was greeted by an employee who gave me 3 bars for free! After getting chocolate from the start it was all about the adventure through the world which starts off in a jungle type atmosphere kinda like how coco beans do then it was followed by a short film with a sweet ending where you could write things in chocolate and then get your own personal chocolate mix in cup! This was a self guided tour through all the activities the movies and the ride at the end that ended in the chocolate gift shop that had everything sweet you could ask for! Overall super fun experience and a total sweet way to pass a few hours in the day learning and playing with chocolate!

Ehh...I don't think I would recommend this as a 'must do.' It's about a 20 minute walk from…read moreBournville station so take this as an opportunity to 'workout' and burn some calories before and after visiting. The highlight was getting 4 'free' chocolate bars. They could do better with managing groups. I got stuck behind a few massive school groups that made the experience take longer than it should have. For example, I skipped the chocolate 'writing' section due to the massive school group ahead of me. Other things to mention: The 3D show was weird, not educational, with very poor graphics. The shooting ride had potential, it was pretty short and again not very educational. The best part was getting free candy at the end.

Funnily enough the chocolate quarter is located in the jewellery quarter. It's got a fantastic…read morestore front, boasting both modern and classic design. This is a independently owned all in house made chocolateria. This is evident when you walk in and see trays of freshly made chocolates. One of the nicest things about this store is the friendly personable staff. My visit felt like a personal shop. I was offered samples and talked through all the options available for me when buying a box. One of my favourite things I bought from here was the hot chocolate sticks which was 2 for £3.50. The idea is you mix these chocolate blocks on a stick into hot milk and makes you a hot chocolate! Surprisingly good! The quality of the chocolate is fantastic! Brands like Lindt have a certain taste to them, and this place certainly has its own taste too. Their unique array of flavours are executed well without tasting cheap or inauthentic. I plan to visit this place again very soon! If your into quality chocolate and live in Birmingham I highly recommend a visit! They are closed on both Sunday's and Wednesday though!

This is a very pleasant and fairly recent addition to the ever-growing Jewellery Quarter…read moreindependent shop scene. The outside is super-clean and the inside follows suit. It's all very tasteful and I suppose reflective of the prices. I chatted with the very nice owner and asked about the chocolates. It's worth noting that many items on sale are not made in the shop but rather bought in and branded as Chocolate Quarter. This doesn't at all mean they won't be nice or that the quality will be inferior. That doesn't follow at all. But it's not quite the 100% artisan shop that you might initially assume. The chocolates at the counter are made in the shop. I bought the minimum 4, selected because they were interesting flavour combinations, but I had to have them in a card presentation box and pay £6 for the priveledge. Flavour wise they were all very nice but I wasn't blown away considering they were £1.50 each! And they're pretty small, similar in size to the kind of chocolates you'd get in an everyday 'branded' selection box. So there are very many things to like about this shop and I love that they make some of their own products, but I was left a tad disappointed by the experience. I can't award 5***** because the prices are just too much in my opinion. You may well think differently and I'd encourage you to pop by. A choc filled box would certainly make a lovely gift.

A different food store compared to all the other sweet centres on Soho Road which is refreshing. I…read morealways enjoy coming here and the food I have brought has been excellent. You can have both hot and soft drinks here. I have had a hot chocolate from De la Crème and it was perfecto. It tasted just as I like it and I savoured every moment of that hot chocolate. I have also had jacket potato and beans. The potato was cooked to perfection and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There are cakes, paninis and croissants you can eat from here. I also love my chocolate éclairs and I was in one of those moods where I just craved for an éclair. It was excellent to say the least and I just love coming here. Next time I am in Handsworth, I will be coming here again. The seating area is too small in my view and you would be better off eating outdoors.

I have such a sweet tooth that a whiff of anything sweet drives my taste buds crazy! As far as I'm…read moreconcerned, nothing can be more uplifting than freshly prepared, soft-sponge, creamy cakes! And De La Creme offers just that and more! They have beautifully decorated cakes. Some are fresh-cream, others with icing or butter cream. If you're spoilt for choice then why not try a bit of each - like me! Everything they sell is prepared on site so the patisserie smells divine! They custom-make cakes for birthdays and other occasions, although I'm not sure how much notice they need for bookings. And they have other shops in Birmingham, which are in Small Heath,Acocks Green and Moseley. You're not just limited to cakes though. They also sell paninis and sandwiches, as well as hot drinks. There's a limited seating area. It's a welcome break from the many Indian sweet shops in the area.

Pineapple rock, bon bons, cola bottles, giant strawbs... Sweet Like Chocolate is an old school…read moresweet shop (stall) in the indoor market. They have stacks and stacks of sweets and chocs in jars and jelly sweets with a scoop. I went there and transported myself 25 years back in time, all ready to get a 10p mixup. Although it's cheap I don't think I would get anything for 10p so I went for a mixed bag for £1. The woman working there clearly didn't share my enthusiasm and when I just said "make me a mix up!" she just stared at me blankly, so I uncomfortably made a selection in a hurry. you get your selection in a small paper bag, I almost wanted to get on my bmx and race home to watch cartoons.

Brilliant traditional style sweet shop with shelves lined with endless sweet jars. Old favourites…read moreincluding sherbet pips, rhubarb and custards, lemon bon bons, millions, flying saucers and herbal twists are all sold by the weight and presented in those white paper bags that make you feel you've gone back in time. You can also get pretty much anything it seems, from sugar mice to chocolate coveted nougat and what we used to call penny sweets, before they went up in price. You know- foam shrimps, 'blackberries', cherry lips and the like. I braved the cherry sours, which were VERY sour, and I'm not usually squeamish about that. I mean, I finished them, but they were much sourer than anything I've had for a long time. It's very difficult not to gather up all the jars and have a bit of everything.

I love this place. I'm such a sweetsaholic and when this shop opening in the centre of Stourbridge…read morethere couldn't have been anyone happier than me. They have absolutely everything in here from the usual jars of sweets propping up the walls to sugar mice and all sorts of other old school sweets and chocolates. It's all decent cheap prices and you could end up spending ages in here just working out exactly what you want. I often do. The staff here are lovely and really helpful too, and even if it's dreary outside they always have a smile on their face. A great sweet shop.